Horseshoe



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HORSESHOE.

No. 477,658. Patented June 28, 1892;

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FREDERICK HOOVER, OF ROCKTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,658, dated June 28,1892.

Application filed March 31, 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, FREDERICK A. HOOVER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockton, in the county of Olearfield and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Horseshoe, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to farriery, and more particularly to a toe-call;for horseshoes, the object of my invention being to provide a toe-calkadapted to be removably applied to the toe of a shoe while the latter isupon the hoof of the horse, whereby said shoe is adapted for slipperyroads.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof willbeparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a horseshoehaving a calk constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is asection through the same. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of the saidcalk.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

1 designates an ordinary horseshoe, in this instance provided at itsrear end with the heel-calks 2. The tread of the shoe at its center isprovided with a threaded perfora tion 3, adapted to receive the shank orbody portion of a screw 4, provided with an enlarged head 5. At eachside of the central perforation threaded perforations 6 are also formedin the tread portion of the shoe.

8 designates a pair of toe-call: sections triangular in cross-sectionand provided at their upper sides with threaded tenons 9, the tenon ofone section being provided with a lefthand thread and its companion witha righthand thread. Asimilar disposition of threads is made in theperforations 6. Each of the calks has its inner lower corner cut away,as at 10, forming an angular recess, and the bot toms of these recessesare provided with halfround openings 11. By threading the tenons 9 intothe threaded openings 6 the adjacent half-round openings of the sectionswill combine to form a substantially circular opening in that theadjacent edges of the sections will practically meet.

The two sections when Serial No. 427,256. (No model.)

threaded in position combine to form a sin= gle and eflicient toe-calk.When in position to thus constitute the calk, the screw 4, heretoforementioned, may bethreaded upwardly through the opposite half-roundopenings 11 and into the central perforation 3. Zhen in position, theshoulder or head of the screw rests against the bottom of the recesses10 and prevents any turning of the sections, so as to become loosened orget out of alignment.

It will be seen that the calk provided is efficient, strong, anddurable, that the same may be applied to the shoe in ordinary or commenuse, and this, too, without the necessity of removing the shoe from thefoot, either for the purpose of its application or removal. In applyingthe calks the same are operated by the thumb and finger, or by anyconvenient tool, if so desired, and mayin a like manner be removed, theonly tool necessarily employed being a common screw-driver for insertingthe locking-screw 4 in position.

It will be obvious that all of. the calks maybe made bluntinstead ofsharp, as herein shown, whereby the tool is adapted for use in summer.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The shoe provided atthe central portion of its tread with a threaded perforation and atopposite sides of the same with perforations, combined with thetoe-call: sections each having a threaded tenon on its upper side fortaking in the side perforations, said sections having their lower innercorners cut away or recessed, the bottoms of the recesses at theiradjacent edges being provided with half round openings, and a screwpassed through the openings and into the central perforation of the shoeand having its head taking against the bottom of the recess,substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the shoe having the central andoppositely-threaded side perforations located at the toe portion of thetread thereof, of'the triangular-shaped toecalk sections, each providedupon its upper side with a threaded tenon adapted to take into theoppositelythreaded side perforations, said calk-sections having theirlower inner corners provided with angular recesses my own I have heretoafiixed my signature in and their meeting edges with half-round openthepresence of two witnesses.

in s, and the headed screw located in the op enings and threaded throughthe central FREDERICK HOOVER perforation of the shoe, substantially asspeoi- Withesses: fied. J. I. PEOPLES,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as E. F. BRUBAKER.

